Edwards & Associates Order Layoffs

By Staff Writer | March 4, 2009

Completions & Modifications, Executive Transport, Personal Aircraft

Edwards & Associates, a primary completions center for Bell Helicopter, and its subsidiary Aeronautical Accessories announced that it has laid off 50 employees. The move comes as an almost-expected consequence of the reduction in sales suffered by most of the major helicopter manufacturers. The layoffs were a first for the 30-year old company and involved 45 employees from its Piney Flats, Tenn. facility, as well as another five from its headquarters in Bristol, Tenn. For company info